Tuesday, September 6, 2011

September, Texture, and Tuesday


August is five days in the past and it’s time to take a broom to the Cottage on the Corner.  It’s been awhile since I’ve been here and there’s some maintenance to be done.  The cobwebs in the corner sport little spiders that scurried in when the weather went from 90 to 65 within a day or so.  I prefer to throw the windows wide open so I can hear the blue jay cry out to friends and foes even as a chilled breeze rustles my newly made curtains.  Yep, my friend MJ helped me make curtains for my bedroom and office area…simplicity in linen-like fabric and I like them very much.  The freshly painted white bookcases my dad built many years ago stand on either side of my farmhouse table turned desk.  Yeats, Shakespeare, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and Winnie the Pooh all share space on the shelves.  Have I mentioned how much I love the deep sills?  Eight inches! That’s eight inches of space to set a glass hurricane candle with a shell-filled bottom, a place to display an apothecary jar or cloche, and plenty of room for photos, mementos, and cats.
     I’m ready to get back to photography, too.  I’ve missed so many opportunities, but there’s so many more to come.  Today I’m joining Kim Klassen’s Texture Tuesday.  I photographed wooden spools of thread inside an old Atlas canning jar.  I did a wee bit of editing: cropping, saturate the color just a bit, gave it a cross processing and flipped Kim's crackerjack texture on to the photo.  I lessened the opacity and called it finished.   
May your Tuesday be all you want it be!

11 comments:

  1. Lovely photos, lovely texture work. I envy your deep sills. :)

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  2. I like it with the texture. It has a vintage feel. :)

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  3. This is fabulous. I just love what you did with the spools of thread. Very creative.

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  4. I love the deep window sills too ~ perfect for your sweet cat :-)
    Lovely photos and textured work ~

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  5. love the photo and how you edited it!

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  6. Love the texture and detail. I haven't used my camera in over a month a record for me.. Thanks for stopping by my blog and I hope you have a great week

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  7. Wonderful photo! – crackerjack is the perfect texture for your photo.

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  8. Your jar of thread spools is beautiful. Your kitty cat is pretty impressive as well!
    Blessings, Audrey

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  9. I love the vintage feel of your image. The colours are amazing and the texture adds a lovely touch.

    Love the picture of the window too.

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  10. Thanks to each for stopping by the Cottage and leaving a commment. Each one is treasured and appreciated.

    Have a wonderful weekend!

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  11. Lovely capture and editing! The texture looks marvelous on your threads :)

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